*CALL FOR PAPERS:*
Reconsidering Europe: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference in
European Studies
Ann Arbor , Michigan
March 15, 2008
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This conference seeks to bring together graduate students from across
disciplines in the western Great Lakes region, working on topics
related to the history of Europe. Organized by the University of
Michigan's interdisciplinary European History Workshop, the goals of the
conference, like those of the EHW, include:
1) considering the varying methodological and theoretical approaches
employed by different disciplines in
their efforts to better understand Europe's past;
2) facilitating greater discussion between scholars working in distinct
geographic and
temporal areas, such as Eastern and Western Europe, and the
medieval/early modern and modern periods;
3) locating ways in which the study of Europe's past can still be
relevant in a period of
increasing scholarly interest in globalization and transnationalism.
We also strongly encourage paper proposals from graduate students in
disciplines beyond History proper, such as History of Art,
Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, or any discipline
concerned with historical topics related to Europe.
Possible paper topics might include, but are not limited to:
Nations and boundaries
Popular culture and everyday life
Material, visual, and sound cultures
Empire
Sexuality and the body
Religion, secularism, and the law
Science, medicine, and technology
Migration
Space, architecture, and the environment
Theory, memory, and historiography
The conference will be held at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor,
on March 15, 2008.
Please submit a paper abstract of no more than 250 words as an email
attachment to [log in to unmask] no later than *January
18, 2008*.
We are also requesting a brief biographical statement, outlining your
discipline, departmental/university affiliation, stage in degree
program, etc. Acceptance notifications will be emailed in late January.
The EHW Conference Committee
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